From information included in Sam Whitney's estate record , I know now that he died probably late in the year 1846. An initial inventory was done of his assets in the spring of 1847. So if he was born on or around 1775 he lived on until his early seventies. That's a long life considering the time frame in history.Looks like I will have to finish highlighting his estate record on another day. I have some unexpected babysitting to take care of. Happy researching everyone!

The first item questioned is a Whip Saw. See: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whipsaw

The second item questioned, "1 Asc" is 1 Ax. The letter "x" in those days looked like a backwards "c" connected to a forwards "c".

The last item questioned has me puzzled. If I could view an enlargement of the document and inspect the first letter compared to others in the record. I do not believe it is a capital "S" as I had at first. It does look similar to the first letter in the word preceding "Stilards," which is a scale for weighing food. Also: stilyard. If is states "1 Pr of Stilards," then is might read "Pish"...but more likely, "fish."

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